The Day at the Races

Haynesfield will look to capture his second Empire Classic when he goes to post in Saturday's $200,000 featured event at Belmont.

The Empire Classic is one of seven stakes offered on Saturday's card, all for horses bred in New York State.

A field of eight will go to post in the Classic, which will be run as race nine of 10, but there will be just seven betting interests as Bigger Is Bettor will be coupled with Mine Over Matter.

Haynesfield, who won this race in 2009, drew post four and will be ridden Ramon Dominguez, who is currently serving a three-day suspension.

Others in the mile-and-an-eighth race include the Graham Motion-trained Icabad Crane and the 5-year-old gray Inherit the Gold.

In order to avoid a repeat of the "Life At Ten" incident from last year's Ladies Classic, the Breeders' Cup and Churchill Downs will institute a new policy to develop better communications from all involved. An accredited steward will monitor all radio channels used by the veterinary team, track personnel and television broadcasts. Last year, jockey John Velazquez told the live television audience that Life At Ten wasn't warming up correctly, but was still allowed to race and was eased as the second choice in the wagering. Velazquez was fined for the situation by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, which still hasn't ruled on its Chief Steward John Veitch, which it also found at fault.

Fans can register for the new Breeders' Cup $500K Pay Day mystery voucher program at http://payday.breederscup.com starting Thursday. The free contest will send fan an email containing a voucher, which can be redeemed at 17 participating tracks, including Aqueduct, Belmont, Monmouth and the Meadowlands. They will be worth anywhere from $2 to $500, with one worth $500,000.

WEDNESDAY'S CARD: Sloppy, sealed and no turf.

2ND: Jockey Johnny Velazquez swept the early double when Silver Screamer held off Sounds of the City and Babai Baby at the wire. Favored Pretty Cozzy raced wide throughout the turn before tiring badly.

7TH: There Goes Molly rallied up the inside of favored Mordecai Jones to prevail under Abel Lezcano, giving the jockey just his second winner at the meeting from 68 mounts.

8TH: Make it three on the day for Velazquez, who rallied Orsonian, one aluminum pad off, from off the pace to run down pacesetter Ultimo Principe.